Nokia Recalls Batteries;
Possible Recall on 3G
Phones
If you are the owner of
a Nokia cellular phone,
the world's largest
maker of mobile phones
has recalled some 46
million batteries used
in its phones that
contain a fault tat
could lead to
overheating, following
the report of 100
incidents.
Nokia said the advisory
is on its BL-5C battery
produced by Matsushita
Battery Industrial Co.,
a unit of Matsushita,
between December 2005
and November 2006.
The battery is found in
models ranging from the
basic 1100 to the
advanced E50.
Nokia said it has
several suppliers for
that line of batteries,
and the advisory only
applies to the 46
million made by
Matsushita during that
time period.
There have been about
100 incidents globally
and no injuries or
product damage, Nokia
said.
Nokia didn't estimate
financial damage from
the recall, or to what
degree such costs would
be split with
Matsushita.
In an unrelated problem,
Nokia may have to recall
millions of cellular
phones due to a software
glitch that renders them
inoperable with the
third-generation
networks.
The 3G network is not
yet available in Costa
Rica, though 3G phones
can be used on the
current GSM network.
Nokia maintains that it
can resolve the problem
with a software patch in
the network
infrastructure, which
would avoid a recall.
Nokia says the problem,
which it discovered last
week, stems from the
approach it took in
developing its
second-generation phones
operating on the Code
Division Multiple Access
protocol. That approach
makes them inoperable
with the 3G networks.
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